absurdity

Etymology

First attested around 1472. From Middle English absurdite, then from either Middle French absurdité, or from Late Latin absurditas (“dissonance, incongruity”), from Latin absurdus + -itas (“quality, state, degree”). Equivalent to absurd + -ity.

noun

1. (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
2. (uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
   There's credit too for highlighting the problems of Manchester's Castlefield Corridor, where he showed the absurdity of building Ordsall Chord to feed more trains into the congested corridor without upgrading the corridor itself. July 12 2023, Philip Haigh, “Narrow narrative overlooks past and present achievements”, in RAIL, number 987, page 50
3. (obsolete, rare) Dissonance.